Revised Version 1895

Numbers 6

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Wheneitherכִּ֤יkiH3588manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802shallmakeלִנְדֹּר֙lin.DorH5087aspecialיַפְלִא֙yaf.Li'H6381vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088, thevowH5088of aNaziriteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139, to separatehimselfH413unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

3he shall separatehimselfH8354fromwineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196andstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354; he shalldrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354noלֹ֣אlo'H3808vinegarחֹ֥מֶץCho.metzH2558ofwineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196, orvinegarוְחֹ֥מֶץve.Cho.metzH2558ofstrongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkH8354,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall hedrinkH8354anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605liquorH7941ofgrapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398freshלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892grapesוַעֲנָבִ֛יםva.'a.na.VimH6025ordriedוִיבֵשִׁ֖יםvi.ve.ShimH3002.

4AllH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145shall heeatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808that ismadeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213of the grape-vine, from the kernelsevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to the husk.

5Allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of hisvowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088ofseparationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145there shallnoלֹא־lo'-H3808razorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593comeH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218:untilH5704thedaysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117befulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390, in thewhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he separatethhimselfH1431unto theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, he shall beholyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918, he shallletH1961thelocksפֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'H6545of thehairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181of hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431longH5704.

6Allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117that he separatethhimselfH5315unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935nearעַל־'al-H5921to adeadמֵ֖תmetH4191bodyH5315.

7He shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808makeיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfH2930uncleanH2930for hisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1, or for hismotherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517, for hisbrotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251, or for hissisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269, when theydieבְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.TamH4194:becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588hisseparationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145untoGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430isuponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he isholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

9AndifH3588anyH3588manיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191dieמֵ֤תmetH4191veryבְּפֶ֣תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597besideעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, and hedefileוְטִמֵּ֖אve.ti.Me'H2930theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hisseparationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145; then he shallshaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of hiscleansingטָהֳרָת֔וֹto.ho.ra.ToH2893, on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall heshaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it.

10And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shallbringיָבִא֙ya.Vi'H935twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449, ortwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123, to thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, to thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

11and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213one for asinH2398offering, and theotherH259for aburntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offering, andmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for him, for that hesinnedH2398byreasonH5921of thedeadהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315, and shall hallow hisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218thatsameהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

12And he shall separate unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145, and shallbringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935a he-lamb of thefirstH7223yearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141for aguiltלְאָשָׁ֑םle.'a.ShamH817offering: but theformerהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117shall bevoidיִפְּל֔וּyi.pe.LuH5307,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588hisseparationנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145wasdefiledטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2930.

13And this is thelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of theNaziriteהַנָּזִ֑ירha.na.ZirH5139, when thedaysH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145arefulfilledמְלֹאת֙me.loTH4390: he shall bebroughtיָבִ֣יאya.Vi'H935unto thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

14and he shallofferוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126his oblation unto theLORDלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068, one he-lamb of thefirstH259yearשְׁנָת֨וֹshe.na.ToH8141withoutH8549blemishH8549for aburntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offering, and oneewe-lambוְכַבְשָׂ֨הve.khav.SahH3535of thefirstH259yearשְׁנָתָ֛הּshe.na.TahH8141withoutH8549blemishH8549for asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offering, and oneramוְאַֽיִל־ve.'a.yil-H352withoutH8549blemishH8549forpeaceלִשְׁלָמִֽים׃lish.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,

15and abasketוְסַ֣לve.SalH5536ofunleavenedמַצּ֗וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,cakesחַלֹּת֙cha.LotH2471offineסֹ֤לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled withoilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081, andunleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682wafersוּרְקִיקֵ֥יu.re.ki.KeiH7550anointedמְשֻׁחִ֣יםme.shu.ChimH4886withoilבַּשָּׁ֑מֶןba.Sha.menH8081, and theirmealH4503offering, and their drinkofferingsוּמִנְחָתָ֖םu.min.cha.TamH4503.

16And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallpresentH7126thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and shallofferH7126hissinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403offering, and hisburntעֹלָתֽוֹ׃o.la.ToH5930offering:

17and he shallofferH2077theramהָאַ֜יִלha.'A.yilH352for asacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִים֙she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, with thebasketסַ֣לsalH5536ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֑וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682: thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferH2077also themealמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof.

18And theNaziriteהַנָּזִ֗ירha.na.ZirH5139shallshaveוְגִלַּ֣חve.gi.LachH1548theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hisseparationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145at thedoorפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150, and shalltakeוְלָקַ֗חve.la.KachH3947thehairשְׂעַר֙se.'ArH8181of theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hisseparationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145, andputוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414it on thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thesacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.

19And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947the soddenshoulderהַזְּרֹ֣עַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220of theramהָאַיִל֒ha.'a.YilH352, and oneunleavenedמַצָּ֤הma.TzahH4682cakeוְֽחַלַּ֨תve.cha.LatH2471outH4480of thebasketהַסַּ֔לha.SalH5536, and oneunleavenedמַצָּ֖הma.TzahH4682waferוּרְקִ֥יקu.re.KikH7550, and shallputוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414themuponעַל־'al-H5921thehandsכַּפֵּ֣יka.PeiH3709of theNaziriteהַנָּזִ֔ירha.na.ZirH5139,afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310he hath shaven the head of hisseparationנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145:

20and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֥ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548shallwaveH8573them for awaveH8573offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068; this isholyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944for thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548,togetherH5921with thewaveH8573breastחֲזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2373andheaveהַתְּרוּמָ֑הha.te.ru.MahH8641thighשׁ֣וֹקShokH7785: andafterוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310that theNaziriteהַנָּזִ֖ירha.na.ZirH5139maydrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֥הyish.TehH8354wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

21This is thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theNaziriteהַנָּזִיר֮ha.na.ZirH5139who voweth, and of his oblation unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068for hisseparationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145,besideH5921thatwhichH834he isableיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027to get:accordingH5921to hisvowנִדְרוֹ֙nid.RoH5088whichH834he voweth,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651he mustdoיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213afterH5921thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of hisseparationנִזְרֽוֹ׃ פniz.RoH5145.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and unto hissonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, On this wise ye shallblessתְבָרֲכ֖וּte.va.ra.KhuH1288thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; ye shallsayאָמ֖וֹר'a.MorH559unto them,

24TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, andkeepוְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ סve.yish.me.Re.khaH8104thee:

25TheLORDיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068makeיָאֵ֨רya.'ErH215hisfaceפָּנָ֛יוpa.NavH6440toshineH215uponאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thee, and be gracious unto thee:

26TheLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068liftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiscountenanceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440uponאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thee, andgiveוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760theepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.

27SoH7760shall theyputוְשָׂמ֥וּve.sa.MuH7760mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034uponעַל־'al-H5921thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and I willblessאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃ פ'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.

Commentaries on Numbers 6

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